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3.1 Anybody?
Topic Started: Jun 18 2009, 05:45 PM (369 Views)
Karabox	Jun 18 2009, 05:45 PM Post #1
I am Iron Man. Posts: 312 Group: Members Member #101,525 Joined: March 22, 2006	Hey guys.. I got some really old computers, including a Windows 3.1, soon to be a new work computer, possibly part of my site if I want to convert it into a server. Just wanted to share. So, discuss.. Anyone remember the 3.1?



JFK	Jun 18 2009, 05:53 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	Karabox Jun 18 2009, 05:45 PM Hey guys.. I got some really old computers, including a Windows 3.1, soon to be a new work computer, possibly part of my site if I want to convert it into a server. Just wanted to share. So, discuss.. Anyone remember the 3.1? Yeah, I still have the install diskettes on both 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 inch, as well as the plus pak on 3 1/2.



barky	Jun 19 2009, 06:16 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 54 Group: Members Member #174,883 Joined: September 25, 2008 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://s1.zetaboards.com/board_for_fun/index/	windows 3.11 (for workgroups) was only pensioned off within the last year .. wasn't it? was the OS everything ran on a decade or so ago ... haven't used it since 1998 Edited by barky, Jun 19 2009, 06:18 AM.



JFK	Jun 19 2009, 06:27 AM Post #4
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	barky Jun 19 2009, 06:16 AM windows 3.11 (for workgroups) was only pensioned off within the last year .. wasn't it? was the OS everything ran on a decade or so ago ... haven't used it since 1998 http://blogs.msdn.com/jcoyne/archive/2008/07/09/it-s-the-end-for-3-11.aspx And no, 3.1 and 3.11 were not an OS, they were more like a shell, or GUI for DOS.



Nemomon	Jun 19 2009, 09:53 AM Post #5
Go Dizzy, Go! Posts: 1,317 Group: Members Member #167,195 Joined: April 4, 2008 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	JFK Jun 19 2009, 06:27 AM barky Jun 19 2009, 06:16 AM windows 3.11 (for workgroups) was only pensioned off within the last year .. wasn't it? was the OS everything ran on a decade or so ago ... haven't used it since 1998 http://blogs.msdn.com/jcoyne/archive/2008/07/09/it-s-the-end-for-3-11.aspx And no, 3.1 and 3.11 were not an OS, they were more like a shell, or GUI for DOS. Or Total Commander. I liked the system, especially the Solitaire (and playing using the keyboard). I still have 3.11 at my laptop, as well as FDDs for installing the Win 3.1 and M$ Works for Win 95. Liked the File Manager as well as always clean desktop and PaintBrush.



FearKiller	Jun 19 2009, 01:42 PM Post #6
www.fearkiller.net Posts: 1,209 Group: Members Member #1,769 Joined: May 21, 2003 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	Never worked with 3.1 in my life. My PC experienced started as far back to the days of Win95 only.



JFK	Jun 19 2009, 02:35 PM Post #7
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	FearKiller Jun 19 2009, 01:42 PM Never worked with 3.1 in my life. My PC experienced started as far back to the days of Win95 only. Deskmate on Tandy DOS 2.1 on a 1000-HX here, and upgraded it with an aftermarket overpriced 65 Mb external hard drive less than a month after I bought it.



Deleted User	Jun 19 2009, 05:17 PM Post #8
Deleted User	Deleted User started with a TRS-80, then a Commodore 64. I was happy to upgrade to 95, though I don't particularly remember why.
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JFK	Jun 19 2009, 05:50 PM Post #9
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	PhranK Jun 19 2009, 05:17 PM PhranK started with a TRS-80, then a Commodore 64. I was happy to upgrade to 95, though I don't particularly remember why. Yeah, When I recieved the win 95 pre-release from Micro$oft in the mail and installed it I also thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.



IceMetalPunk	Jun 28 2009, 12:57 AM Post #10
Insane Graphics Designer/Coder...and by "insane" I mean psychologically :P Posts: 3,790 Group: Members Member #60,161 Joined: July 6, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I'm only 18, so the first computer I can remember had Win 95. I thought it was amazing, especially this game I used to play all the time called Putt-Putt (I can't find anything about the game I had, but it was this character). Then, of course, things only got better. Then, of course, Vista popped up and ruined the trend. -IMP



Jaxion	Jun 28 2009, 01:36 AM Post #11
Member Posts: 888 Group: Members Member #49,781 Joined: April 1, 2005 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I did have a Windows 3.1 computer, but it was so old, it wasn't good for anything. I don't have it anymore. It is the only way people could do Closed Captioning for many years, on MSDOS mode anyway.



Paper	Jun 29 2009, 06:15 AM Post #12
Member Posts: 2,067 Group: Members Member #19,225 Joined: May 17, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I very clearly remember using it on a black and white screen. I discovered visual basic then I also remember my dad showing me yahoo on the internet and later when my primary school got the internet, encouraging us to use it. The first site we browsed had something to do with the Simpsons, and I had concluded in the back of my head that the internet was utterly useless. I also remembering thinking mobile phones were unnecessary luxury items for the new gadget lovers and the rich. Good god how the world has changed since I was a young lad! Edited by Paper, Jun 29 2009, 06:16 AM.



Aaron	Jun 29 2009, 08:20 AM Post #13
Green Rocks Blue Socks! Posts: 4,157 Group: Community Moderator Member #31,457 Joined: October 2, 2004 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I know I used Windows 3.1 but was really too young to remember much... although I did use DOS to play Wolfenstine 3D (that game rocks your socks) I remember using Windows 95 and playing Ski-free, Hover!, and tyrian 2000



Revolt	Jun 29 2009, 09:51 AM Post #14
Member Posts: 29 Group: Members Member #156,417 Joined: June 15, 2007	I started with a typewriter. I own you all.



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